Maniobras exploratorias del hombro doloroso

Shoulder pain is one of the most common presenting complaints in daily clinical practice. The assessment of patients with shoulder pain is usually complicated due to the wide variety of possible etiologies. Physical examination of the shoulder is especially important in the assessment of soft tissue disorders, since there are a number of physical examination manoeuvres specifically designed to examine particular structures. In this article, the various clinical tests and their diagnostic utility for examining subacromial impingement, supraspinatus, infraspinatus, subscapularis and biceps tendons, gleno-humeral instability and the acromioclavicular joint are reviewed and compared with procedures considered as the gold standard.